Beauty and The Beast - Disney's Animal Kingdom

The Tree of Life

Did You Know? The Tree of Life at Disney's Animal Kingdom has more than 325 animals carved into its trunk.

Thunder Boomers

We have had big Thunderstorms since Monday, there's is one going on as I write. I know I should close my computer...

Ouch a big boom! I took this video but it's rather tame compared to what's been going on. The thunder is so loud I practically jump out of my skin. Only good thing about Jack being deaf is that he can't hear the Thunder (another flash of lightning)otherwise he would be shaking and panting for the past three days.

We did get a bit of a break from the storms yesterday, the sun was out for most of the day, then around 5:00 PM the winds came and there was a tornado warning for the area. There are tornado warnings again this morning although I don't see the wind whipping around like yesterday. We were out grocery shopping when the storm passed over our area, let me tell you it's pretty scary when the wind picks up and debris is flying all over the place.

Here is a video I took just a few moments ago, not too much action going on didn't want stay out there too long, just call me chicken.

This picture was taken at Hollywood Disney, I'm sure you know these characters well!

Yes my friends you are correct the picture I posted was the Queen of Hearts! You know your Disney characters!

Picture taken yesterday at Disney (where else?). Do you recognize this Disney character?

What's this tree?

The picture of this tree was taken at Disney, I've never seen it before and don't know what kind of tree it is. If anyone knows please let me know.

Update - Thanks to Liz I now the name of the tree, it's a Bottle Brush Tree!

As I mentioned before we go to Disney every other day. At the moment Disney is hosting a Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. One of the attractions is the Butterfly house where I took the following pictures. The first shows 3 stages of the beginnings of a butterfly, from cocoon to butterfly and the second is one of the butterflies I managed to take a picture of. The house is packed with all kinds of plants and flowers that butterflies are attracted to.

Picjoke.net

I've been having fun trying out photo effects on Picjoke. There's a new effect everyday.

Here are a couple of effects I tried.

We go to Disney every other day. We don't stay long 3-4 hours. On our last visit we went on Mission space, a motion simulator ride at Epcot theme park, Disney says it's as close as you can get to blasting off into space without leaving Earth. The ride was a blast.

Before going in you select the Green or the Orange team. The Orange Team is more intense and is the original version of the attraction, where you experience forces up to 2.4G—more than twice the force of the Earth's gravitational pull.

The Green Team has a less intense experience. You do not feel forces up to 2.4G or spinning. We opted for the Green Team. Before boarding the simulators, each of us was assigned an on-board role (navigator, pilot, commander and engineer. The less intense ride was just right for me, although I would like to feel what the 2.4G experience I think we made the right choice with the Green team. I want to go again.

The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival started this week. A special event filled with Disney character topiaries, a colorful array of flowers, gardens, live music and special presentations.